DISC Profiles for NCAA Sports Administrators and Staff
Whether you're managing compliance, operations, academics, wellbeing, leadership development, Athlete Assessments’ Sports ManagerDISC gives administrators and staff working within university athletics the tools to lead more effectively, support athletes and coaches, and improve communication across the department.
Build Stronger Teams Behind the Scenes
Support your Administration Teams Better with the Sports ManagerDISC
Why DISC Matters Off the Field Too
From athletic directors and operations managers to academic advisors and support staff, behind every successful team is a group of dedicated professionals who keep the program running. Yet these roles often go unsupported in return by traditional programming and priorities in university athletics.
Athlete Assessments’ Sports ManagerDISC fills that gap by offering a behavioral profiling tool specifically built for professionals working within sporting environments. It helps staff understand their own style, work more effectively with others, and lead with greater confidence, all while supporting larger performance goals of their team or department.
Role-Relevant, Practical, and Built for Collaboration
Sports ManagerDISC is Backed by Behavioral research
The Sports ManagerDISC Profile is specifically designed for Sports Administrators and Support Staff, and is grounded in the same proven behavioral framework as our AthleteDISC and CoachDISC Profiles; but tailored to reflect the dynamics of working behind the scenes in sport.
the Sports ManagerDISC helps Staff:
Improve communication across departments, and with coaching staff and athletes
Understand how their behavioral style impacts collaboration, feedback, and decision-making
Contribute more effectively to culture and performance
Contribute more effectively to culture and performance
Create stronger working relationships with peers, department leadership, athletes, and coaches
Carleigh Collins
Director of Compliance; University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Director of Student-Athlete Leadership Development, University of Michigan
Athlete Assessments went above and beyond our expectations and I have heard nothing but positive feedback from our coaches, staff, and student-athletes.
Consistent Framework Across Your Program
When athletes, coaches, and administrators all use role-specific DISC Profiles from Athlete Assessments, it creates a unified foundation for communication and leadership across your entire program.
Ensuring Your staff team benefits from:
Increased alignment and mutual understanding
Better transitions between departments (e.g. compliance to coaching, admin to advising)
Improved onboarding of new hires
Enhanced teamwork during planning, travel, and events
Greater inclusion, psychological safety, and cultural cohesion
Why Choose the CoachDISC Over Generic DISC Tools?
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Uses Language Relevant to Sport Administration |
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Can be Integrated with AthleteDISC & CoachDISC Profiles |
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Builds Team Cohesion Across Departments |
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Used Across NCAA Support Programs |
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Enables Shared Language for Communication |
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How NCAA Programs Use DISC for Staff
Programs are using DISC for Administrators to:
Improve collaboration among support teams
Onboard and train new staff hires
Develop leadership capacity within departments
Foster better athlete-staff relationships
Create stronger working relationships between coaches and admin roles
Who should use Sports ManagerDISC?
Sports ManagerDISC is especially valuable in roles such as:
Athletic Directors and Assistant ADs
Academic and Career Advisors
Operations Managers
Compliance Officers
Sports Medicine and Mental Health Professionals
Performance and Wellbeing Coordinators
bring DISC into your whole program
When sport administrators understand themselves and their colleagues better, they can lead and support more effectively and contribute to the overall success of the athletic department.
Find Out More About The Sports Manager DISC Profile
Take the guesswork out of improved performance.
Use AthleteDISC to help your Student-Athletes build valuable self-awareness of their strengths, motivators and needs, communication style, responses under stress, and how they contribute to the team.
The AthleteDISC Profile has enormous value on its own to support the athlete in developing improved results and as a personal development tool. When used as part of a team, it is the foundation to build chemistry, reduce conflict and develop communication needed to achieve team synergy.
Enquire About Team Pricing or Workshops
Lead with impact. Build stronger teams.
Use DISC to understand your athletes, tailor your coaching, and unlock greater performance and cohesion.
Our Elite Team Program includes DISC Profiling and a series of consultations to ensure you get the most out of your investment, and apply DISC to what’s most important to your team.
Add DISC to Your Student-Athlete Development
Develop confident, self-aware leaders on and off the field.
Integrate DISC into your leadership programs to create a consistent language for growth and team contribution.
Our Athlete Leadership Program empowers student-athletes to lead with greater self-awareness, team insight, and accountability. With a combination of online learning, live workshops, and practical application.
Frequently Asked Questions
About The Sports ManagerDISC Profile
What is the DISC Profile for Administrators and staff?
The Sports ManagerDISC is tailored for sports staff working in administration, academic services, compliance, operations, and athlete support. It helps professionals better understand their work style and collaborate more effectively with coaches and athletes.
Why do support staff need a DISC Profile?
Just like athletes and coaches, support staff play a key role in team culture and communication. Understanding behavioral styles helps reduce conflict, increase collaboration, and create more effective support systems.
Is this version different from the athlete or coach profiles?
Yes. While it’s grounded in the same DISC framework, this version is tailored to the responsibilities and environments of staff roles in college athletics, including cross-functional collaboration, administrative communication, and service-based leadership.
How can I use the Sports ManagerDISC with my staff team?
You can use the Sports ManagerDISC to support onboarding, team development, communication improvement, and leadership growth within your staff. Many athletic departments use it during staff retreats, pre-season planning, when forming new working groups, or in recruitment and onboarding. It helps staff understand one another’s working styles and build stronger collaboration across roles.
What benefit does the Sports ManagerDISC offer to Athletic Directors?
Athletic Directors use the Sports ManagerDISC to strengthen their leadership and staff teams by improving communication, reducing interpersonal friction, and aligning people around shared goals. It provides insight into how individuals work best, make decisions, and respond to stress; all of which are essential to running a cohesive, high-performing department.
Is the Sports ManagerDISC only for senior staff?
Not at all. While it’s valuable for department leaders, it’s equally effective for operations staff, academic advisors, sports medicine teams, and compliance officers. The Sports ManagerDISC Profile is designed for anyone working in a sport administration or support role. The Sports ManagerDISC is also heavily used on the academic side of universities, in Sport Management, Sport Psychology, and other related disciplines.
How is this different from a corporate DISC profile?
The Sports ManagerDISC is built specifically for the sporting environment. It uses language, examples, and scenarios that reflect the daily challenges of athletic departments, not office-based business roles. This ensures greater relevance and stronger engagement from sport staff.
How do NCAA programs use DISC for their staff?
DISC is often used to onboard new staff, align department communication, build high-performing admin teams, and enhance working relationships with coaches and student-athletes.
Can I use this DISC tool across multiple departments?
Yes. Many NCAA programs implement the Sports ManagerDISC across entire athletics departments, including student services, performance, operations, and leadership staff to create a consistent framework for communication, development, and culture. Often the Sports ManagerDISC will be used alongside the CoachDISC and AthleteDISC Profiles with coaches and student-athletes respectively, providing a holistic development tool, shared language, and cross-functional communication potential.
How does it integrate with Athlete and Coach DISC Profiles?
All three profiles, the AthleteDISC, CoachDISC, and Sports ManagerDISC, are built on the same behavioral framework but tailored to each role. This means you can use them across your department and programs creating a consistent language for communication, development, and leadership, with tailored resources for each role level.
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